Survey of School Psychology in Developed and Developing Countries, 1987-1990 (ICPSR 9768)

The purpose of this study was to replicate surveys on school
psychology conducted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Bureau of
Education (IBE) in 1948 and 1954. Knowledgeable professionals in the
field of school psychology were chosen in various countries to report
on the current state of the field in their respective countries. For
questions requiring information that was generally available but not
necessarily common knowledge, respondents were asked to locate and
supply thi... (more info)

The purpose of this study was to replicate surveys on school
psychology conducted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the International Bureau of
Education (IBE) in 1948 and 1954. Knowledgeable professionals in the
field of school psychology were chosen in various countries to report
on the current state of the field in their respective countries. For
questions requiring information that was generally available but not
necessarily common knowledge, respondents were asked to locate and
supply this information. The survey includes data for 54 developed and
developing countries. Major areas of investigation were (1) demographic
characteristics of school psychologists, (2) roles and functions of
school psychologists, (3) legal, political, and professional
regulations governing the field, (4) preparation and credentialing of
practitioners, (5) importance of research, (6) future trends in the
field.

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Study Description

Citation

Oakland, Thomas L., and Jacqueline L. Cunningham. Survey of School Psychology in Developed and Developing Countries, 1987-1990. ICPSR09768-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1994. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09768.v1

Universe:
Members in one or more international psychology
associations (e.g., International School Psychology Association,
International Association of Applied Psychology).

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

The data contain periods to represent system missing
data for numeric variables.

Methodology

Sample:
Nonprobability sample of experts in social psychology, with
particular expertise in the preparation of students in psychology for
work in a school environment. Respondents were identified on the basis
of professional association memberships (e.g., International School
Psychology Association, International Association of Applied
Psychology), acknowledgment of personal expertise in the area of school
psychology by such national associations, a publication record in the
area of school psychology, associations with established scholars in
the area, and recommendation of the respondents' ministries of
education.